Schneeberger Lab Group Photo

MEET THE GROUP

The “Genome Plasticity and Computational Genetics” group is a multidisciplinary team of bioinformaticians, biologists, and biotechnologists focused on plant genomics and the development of computational and biotechnological methods.

13Researchers
10Nationalities
3Institutes
342.0 TB Data Analyzed

A Global Team

13 members, 10 countries — hover to peek, click to explore!

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Leadership

Prof. Korbinian Schneeberger
Group Leader

Prof. Dr. Korbinian Schneeberger

Korbinian was born in the Bavarian city of Munich. He heads the team with labs in Cologne and Düsseldorf, leading research in plant genomics and computational genetics — from pan-genomes to centromere evolution.

Monika Langwald
Secretary

Monika Langwald

Originally from Germany, Monika is an industrial clerk who keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes. With her organizational talent and hands-on support, she creates the space that allows everyone else to focus on the research.

Postdoctoral Researchers & Staff

PhD Students

Alumni
Mathieu Piednoel
Customer Agent Service, Cologne, Germany
Geo Velikakkam James
Group Leader, Rijk Zwaan, plant breeder, The Netherlands
Maria Cartolano
Postdoc, Univ of Cologne, Germany
Vimal Rawat
Data Scientist, BASF, Germany
Vipul Patel
Data Scientist, Göttingen, Germany
Xue Dong
Postdoc, Kunming Univ, China
Benjamin Hartwig
Founder of Neuroblitz, Germany
Eva-Maria Willing
Bioinformatician, HpH Institut für Hämatopathologie, Hamburg
Jonas Klasen
Data Scientist, Moia, Hamburg, Germany
Karl Nordström
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Univ. des Saarlandes, Germany
Rafa Campos
Bioinformatics Scientist, Uniklinik Köln, Germany
Prof. Wen-Biao Jiao
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Kristin Krause
Inside Sales Account Manager, Illumina, Köln/Bonn, Germany
Vidya Oruganti
BASF, Gent, Belgium
José Campoy
Postdoc, European University Of Technology, Cartagena, Spain
Prof. Hequan Sun
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China
Manish Goel
Illumina, Germany
Finni Häußler
LMU, Germany
Visitors
Erik Wijnker
Postdoc, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Luis Zapata
Postdoc, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
Andreas Madlung
Professor at University of Puget Sound, Seattle, US
Padraic Flood
Founder of Aardaia, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Interns & Students
Lisa Baus
Rotation student, Munich; Master student, Cologne; PhD student, Munich
Bernhard Bein
Rotation student, Munich; PhD student, Frankfurt
Xinyi Liu
Rotation student, Master student, Munich
Dinesh Palli
Rotation student, Munich
Shrey Parikh
Rotation student, Munich
Leon Rauschning
Bachelor student, helper student, Munich
Ana Kurdadze
Rotation student, Master student, helper student, scientific assistant, PhD student, Munich
Seyma Öztürk
Rotation student, Munich
Jerina Hoxha
Rotation student, Munich
Priscilla Lau
Helper student, Munich
Frederik Dröst
Master student, Munich
Yuying Rong
Rotation student, Master student, helper student, Munich
Zeynep Önder
Rotation student, Master student, helper student, Munich
Seungmin Park
Rotation student, Munich
Egor Rakcheev
Internship, Munich
Ye Min Tun
Rotation student, Munich
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